Tim,
Your idea about going to a marine supply store is a good one if you want to
do the repair yourself. Look for a product line called "the West System".
I'd buy the how to book and read it first. The book will tell you which
products you need and how to use them. Since your repair will be structural
but not cosmetic you should be able to do the job yourself. You can always
practice on wood first. As for the plate, I'm pretty sure it is both
epoxied and riveted.
Stephen I. Early
Portfolio Conversions
Technology Sector-MBNA America
302.457.4788
800.441.7048 x74788
stephen.early@mbna.com
-----Original Message-----
From: ford_edge01@juno.com [mailto:ford_edge01@juno.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 3:49 PM
To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Fiberglass repair
I have recently had enough time to work on #470 and have found a
baseball sized hole in the fiberglass floor pan where the seat once bolted
to. There are also some stress fractures leading to the hole. Obviously I
need to patch this, unless I want serious road rash, however, I've never
messed with fiberglass. I was thinking of going to a marine supply store to
look for a kit with some simple instructions. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
I also found that the metal plate on the outside that is epoxied to the
floor pan is rusted and hanging by one side, can anyone tell me if it is
just epoxied or is it also riveted?
Thanks,
Tim
#470
|